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Editor’s note: The MTA needs to underscore value to stop fare evasion

Rather than modifying turnstiles and hiring guards, improve service and let New Yorkers know about it.

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Opinion: To keep our neighborhoods affordable, we need the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act

COPA would give mission-driven nonprofits a first chance to buy multifamily buildings when landlords sell, before real estate speculators swoop in.

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Opinion: Protect housing affordability by confronting New York’s looming insurance crisis

The state can demand greater transparency from Insurers who currently use proprietary models that enable them to raise rates without any independent verification.

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Opinion: SCOTUS and Project 2025 supercharged censorship. New York must push back.

The Freedom to Read Act would require schools to maintain inclusive and diverse library collections and stop local school boards from banning books.

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Opinion: The Adams administration autopsy report

Unforced errors, hostility to the media and blind loyalty to corrupt cronies sunk the fortunes of a mayor who showed early promise, though his term still had many achievements.

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Editor’s Note: Saving a ‘piece of New York City’s history’

Publisher Tom Allon and Editor-in-Chief Ralph R. Ortega salvaged old issues of the West Side Spirit, the “official newspaper” of Manhattan’s West Side.

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Opinion: The $30/hour McDonald’s job isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds

The spread of cities’ minimum wage laws around U.S. lends credibility to Zohran Mamdani’s promise of $30/hour for NYC by 2030.

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Opinion: New York is one of the top 10 worst states for sex ed. Here's how to fix it.

The Healthy and Safe Students Act would require comprehensive sex education instruction for public and charter school students in grades K-12.

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Opinion: New York is ready for single-use plastic waste reduction

Cutting down on the production of single-use plastics will save taxpayer dollars, reduce pollution and protect our environment all at once.

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Editor’s note: Government censorship may become a concern for New York’s ‘fearless’ reporters

Members of the press now have to worry about their First Amendment rights with politicians acting out against negative coverage.

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Opinion: Leading the charge in the fight against opioid addiction

We need to increase funding and access to effective opioid prevention, treatment and recovery initiatives in New York.

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Opinion: Retirees deserve better than politicking with pensions

Retirement systems exist for one reason and one reason only: to deliver the strongest possible returns to retirees.

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Opinion: ICE has no place in our communities

Everyone loses when parents are too afraid to pick up their children or when workers vanish from their jobs out of fear.

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Opinion: Our five priorities for serving New York City families

The Administration for Children’s Services is constantly evolving to better meet the needs of children and families and ensure that New York City continues to be the best place to raise a family.

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Opinion: Give New York developers a reason to build

Here’s how to motivate builders into creating more affordable housing.

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Editor’s note: An annual day of service evokes the spirit of unity that came after 9/11

Thousands again volunteered to feed the hungry in remembrance of those lost during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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Opinion: Transformative change or missed opportunity? Jamaica Neighborhood Plan falls short

The Adams administration must choose whether the plan will be a transformative step forward or another chapter in the long history of broken promises to southeast Queens.

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Opinion: New York needs food co-ops, not government groceries

Reviving the mutualist tradition of food co-ops would both address food insecurity and strengthen civic life.